Polygon
A Polygon derives from the greek word meaning many sides and is considered to be an unbounded sequence, or circuit of alternating segments (sides) and angles (corners).
The modern mathematical understanding of a Polygon is to describe this structural sequence in terms of an 'abstract' polygon which is a partially-ordered set (a poset) of elements.
The interior body of the Polygon is an entirely other element; and for complicated technical reasons so is the null polytope or nullitope - but that is for another future series.
Engineering as Art
Greek Mythology
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Polygon
A Polygon derives from the greek word meaning many sides and is considered to be an unbounded sequence, or circuit of alternating segments (sides) and angles (corners).
The modern mathematical understanding of a Polygon is to describe this structural sequence in terms of an 'abstract' polygon which is a partially-ordered set (a poset) of elements.
The interior body of the Polygon is an entirely other element; and for complicated technical reasons so is the null polytope or nullitope - but that is for another future series.
Engineering as Art
Greek Mythology
Series 5 of 5